A descendant of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, a chief of one of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was divided by David (1 Chr. 24:10). The order of Abijah was one of those which did not return from the Captivity (Ezra 2:36-39; Neh. 7:39-42; 12:1).
Person
Abijah
- Name means
- the Lord is my father
- Also called
- Abia
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in 1 Chronicles 24:10
About Abijah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Abijah
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.